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Sept. 6,1927, F SCOTT 1,641,697

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Sept. 6. 1927. 1,641,697

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[rf-ff Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1F Fi QE- BRICEKTAG. SUEPOR'ING MEANS.

Application filed May 25, 1925.

My invention relates to price-tag-supporting means. r

lts object is to provide means for holding in place price bearing tags relative to goods displayed in, a store, the price of which` is to be visibly indicated to purchasers. in suoli a manner that the tags may be quickly and easily replaced or interchangedfto accord with changes in prices of rearrangement et the merchandise, and shall be retained inV stationary position immediately adjacent to the particular goods to which they correspond,l and so mounted that they Will -not be subject to displacement by the handling of the goods or contact therewith of the clothes ot the customers or clerks in the store.

Another object is to provide a retaining` construction that wi'll permit a tag of simple and cheap form and material to be employed.

With these objects in View, my invention is embodied in preferable form in. the construction and arrangement hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of store shelving showing ythe invention applied thereto:

Fig. 2. a front View in elevation of a carry board on which a supply of tags are adapted to be hung and which is adapted to be carried by an operator to the shelves to which tags are to be afiixed';

Fig. 3, an enlarged detail, front view broken away, ot the invention;

Figs, an end view;

Fig. 5, a detail front elevation of a modified Yforni of tag supporting means;

Fig. G, an edge view ot' the arrangement shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7, a front view in elevation ofj another modified, form of tagI retaining means;

Fig. 8, an edge view of the construction shownl in Fig. 7,; and

Fig. 9, a front detail View of the tag employed in connection with the retaining means used in Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, 1 indicates shelves on which goods are displayed for sale and the shelving is shown as divided into vertical compartments by vertical partitions 2. Mounted at intervals in the front wall 3 of each shelf are rigid penetrative supports Jfor the tags consisting of pins or nails or pegs 4. These members are spaced apart suicient distances to permit align- .serial No. 32,561.

ment with vertically disposed rows ot goods ot different prices displayed on the shelves below the tags. Int F igs. 1 to 4 inclusive. the members are shown as headless nails orpins, so made to facilitate the engagement ort the tags therewith` lhe price-tags 5 are adapted to be hangen these members. Each tag consists preferably ot'k a dat rectangular body of cardboard, metal or other suitable materiahbearing a price number. and having a hole 6 therethrough to engage the pin, which, hole is located near the edge of one side of the tag and midway between the sides at right angles so that when placed on the pin, the tag will have its upper edge parallel with and be'low the upper edge ot' the horizontal wall of the shelf, and thereby guarded against contact therewith of the articles above it, as the latter are inserted or removed. The lower part ot the tag depends. below the shelf and immediately above a vertical row of goods, the price ot which is indicated by the numeral on the tag.

In order to hold the tags on the pins and in timed position ttat against the tace of the shelf so as to constantly present the price numbers to view, a common retaining device tor a plurality of tags for each sheltl and, preferably for all the tags of such shelf; is provided. This retaining means consists of,` a llexible member extending across the face of each shelf outside of the tags and anchor.- ing means at the ends ot the members tor holding the latter taut and against the outer faces of the tags. Each such member 7 is preferably formed of a wire having a frictional surface preferably provided by a covering ot textile material which serves to give a trictional bearing against the tags. rThis retaining member also serves as a guard to prevent the clothes of" customers trom catching in the tag supports.

`Each wire-cord 7 is adapted'to be connected at cach end to securing or anchoring means consisting preferably of a screw 8, around which is passed one end of the cord, such end being then bent and passed through a transverse hole 9 in the screw and clenched against the latter. The screw is mounted in the vertical end wall 10 of the shelving. By this construction when it is desired to tighten the cord, it is merely necessary to turn the screw. The tags are p'laced behind the cord and are pressed firmly to the face of the shelf by the tight cord, but may be readily removed, owing to the yielding character of the latter.

In order to enable a supply of the tags to be mounted on supporting and display means, for detachment and application of the price indicia by the store clerk, a carrying board 11 is provided having pins 12 on which price-tags of different denominations are adapted to be hung and which board may be carried around to the different shelves by the clerk.

In Figs. 5 and 6, a modified form of the fixed members, which penetrate the wood of the shelf and are engaged by the tags, is illustrated in which the tag has a vertically elongated hole 13, and the support comprises two headed nails or tacks 14 spaced apart vertically and over which the tag is adapted t0 be slipped. The retaining wire 15 is placed over the tag between these tacks. This arrangement resists lateral displacement of the tag and also guards the Wire against forward displacement.

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9, a modification of the tag support is shown in which a staple 16 is provided. The tag 17 has an H-shaped slot 18 formed therein which fits over the staple and is held thereby against lateral displacement, thus insuring a correct alignment of the tag with the vertical row of merchandise immediately below it and to which it corresponds in price designation. The retaining wire 19 is stretched over the tag below the staple.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with perforated tags, individual projecting supports for receiving said tags, and a common retaining member for bearing against the faces of a plurality of tags.

2. In combination with a goods display shelf and perforated price-tags, rigid supports for receiving said tags mounted in the wall of said shelf, and a iexible retaining member bearing against the faces of a plurality of said tags to hold them against the wall of the shelf.

3. In combination with a goods display shelf, perforated price-tags, .rigid penetrative members for engaging said tags mounted in the face wall of said shelf, a retaining member comprising a frictional surface wire bearing against the faces of a plurality of tags, and means to secure said Wire at. its ends.

4. In combination with a goods display shelf, perforated price-tags, rigid penetrative members mounted in the face wall of said shelf for directly engaging said tags, a common flexible retaining member for bearing against the faces of the tags, and adjustable anchoring means for said member operable to adjust the tension of the lat-ter.

5. In combination with a goods display shelf, perforate tags, pins in the shelf with which tags directly engage, a. flexible retaining member bearing against the faces of the tags, an adjustable anchoring screw ha ving means to which the end of said member is clenched.

6. In combination with a goods display shelf, a series of headless pins mounted in the face wall thereof, price-tags having perforations adapted to be directly engaged by said pins, a retaining cord stretched across the tags and bearing against the faces thereof to press the same against the shelf wall. and screws at the ends of the cord having channels to receive the ends of the cord.

7. In combination with a merchandise display shelf, .rigid members mounted in the face wall of said shelf, perforated price.- tags detachably and dependingly mounted on said members and depending below the shelf, and a flexible retaining member bearing against the face of a plurality of said tags to hold them against the face wall of the shelf.

8. In combination with a merchandise display compartment, pins mounted in the up per face wall of said compartment, perforated price-tags mounted on said pins and depending below the upper face wall of said compartment to indicate the price of row of goods below the tag, and a flexible retaining member bearing against the face of a plurality of said tags to hold them in alignment with said row of goods and against the upper face Wall of said compartment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FLETCHER SCOTT. 

